A website called Now The End Begins has compiled 40 comments by Barack Obama on Christianity and Islam. Collectively, they create quite an interesting picture. I admit that there may be instances of the president speaking as favorably of Christianity as he does of Islam, but I am not aware of them. I do remember in the 2008 campaign that he said he had accepted Jesus Christ as his savior, and that was in response to public awareness of his attendance at Rev. Jeremiah Wrights church, Trinity United. What the president left unsaid is the nature of Jesus as understood in Black Liberation Theology. But that is a discussion for another time.

The list has been reprinted here and here. (hat tip: iOwnTheWorld.com). See what you think:

1. The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam

2. The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer

3. We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world  including in my own country.

4. As a student of history, I also know civilizations debt to Islam.

5. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.

6. Islam has always been part of America

7. we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities

8. These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islams role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings.

9. America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.

Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.

This is from a 2007 article by N Kristof. It bugs me when a writer ‘quotes’ someone inaccurately, even if that someone is Obama. The actual quote is as damning as the inaccurate one , so Lifson was just too lazy or unprofessional to be accurate.

Funny thing is that in the same article Kristof asserts that Obama speaks Indonesian, but later on in the campaign Obama (in one of his faux self deprecating comments) stated . “I don’t speak a foreign language. It’s embarrassing!”

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posted on 04/17/2014 10:46:02 AM PDT
by pluvmantelo
(Sure would be nice if the same articles weren't posted multiple times)

Rush highlighted Bishop Jackson's comments on his radio show yesterday.

Brave Truth Teller Calls Out the President on His Prayer Breakfast Speech "....JACKSON: With all due respect to him and to the office: Mr. President, if you don't want to give terrorists a recruitment tool instead of closing Guantanamo Bay frankly, sir, you ought to close your mouth because you just gave them a gigantic propaganda tool. They called us Crusaders, and you've just confirmed it! Mr. President, we're not on our "high horse." What we are on is high alert, and the American people would like for once to know that you're willing to defend Christianity and defend America instead of defending Islam."

".....JACKSON: He's given them a gigantic recruitment tool! He's apologized for America! He's conjured up the image of Crusaders, and he's basically justified exactly what Osama Bin Laden was saying. I would remind the president that the Crusades began in 1096 as a response to Islamic aggression, and the fact this they had conquered the Holy Land and they were oppressing eastern Christians. And there was a response to that, so if the president is even gonna cite that as an example, then he ought to get his history complete."

"....JACKSON: I don't know how to explain this, but this president does everything he possibly can to defend Islam and does almost nothing to defend the honor of this country. And, yes, once again he's giving them exactly what they want. And you know, Elisabeth, they're laughing at us, because all they see it as is a sign of weakness. Pray for our president. I think he's deeply misguided and confused."...

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